Namibia: South Reels As Farmers Meat Market Prepares to Shut Doors

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The local meat export industry is to lose a gem in the mainstay of Namibian sheep farming when the Farmers Meat Market's Mariental abattoir shuts its gates on September 30.

Syngenta promises Nigeria cocoa farmers copper based fungicide fighter soon

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* CRIN, farmers hail the efficacy of the product

 In compliance to the global ban on copper based fungicide cocoa production from the world, the Nigeria market will soon be flooded with a new chemical product named Pergado, a Sygenta product that was already in circulation at Cote de'Viore.

A misty morning near Endaselassie in western Tigray.

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Food alone cannot solve the world's malnutrition crises but only three countries are looking beyond hunger to the other major driver, according to a global study released on Thursday.

Ethiopia's Tigray Region Bags Gold Award for Greening Its Drylands

A misty morning near Endaselassie in western Tigray.

A major project to restore land in Ethiopia's Tigray Region to boost millions of people's ability to grow food won gold on Tuesday in a U.N.-backed award for the world's best policies to combat desertification and improve fertility of drylands.

Ethiopia: Nation Toiling to Harvest a Bumper Crop

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Agriculture and Natural Resources Ministry announced that over 90 percent of the cultivated land in the country has been covered by various crops. It also stated that it has been exerting efforts to overcome El Niño related challenges.

Nigeria's Vice President Commissions Green House Project

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN Thursday commissioned a number of projects and held meetings with Mambila Plateau Stakeholders in Jalingo, Taraba State.

KEYNOTE By Hon. Minister, Chief Audu Ogbeh At The 2017 Farmers’ Field Day and Seed Fair Organised By National Agricultural Seeds Council

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It is my pleasure and honor to deliver this keynote address at this year’s Seed Fair and Farmer’s Field Day, taking place at the instance of the National Agricultural Seed Council of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in conjunction with SEEDAN and IITA. I congratulate the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) for moving from its rented accommodation in the city to its headquarters here in Sheda.

Will Land Certification Bring Ethiopian Farmers Security?

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The government strongly believes that issuing land certificate to farmers is the only way to bring land tenure security and empower farmers across the country. Nevertheless, some argue that providing land certificate has nothing to do with such kind of security.

10 Reasons Farming is Sexy

Here's a wild thought. Rihanna wild. Farming allows you to get dirty without the guilt...

Seed sector will be well policed say NASC DG

Dr. Philip Oluwasegun Ojo.

·        Seed fair kicks off tomorrow.

The National Agricultural Seed Council has promised untiring effort to ensure a sanitized seed industry in Nigeria that would guaranty bumper harvest and food security. This statement was made by the Director Genenral (DG) of the council, Dr. Philip Oluwasegun Ojo.